At first glance, Made in Abyss may seem like an anime for a young audience. The characters look like children, have big eyes and large heads. The protagonist even has blonde pigtails and overall, the characters just look super cute. However, anime fans with a sensitive stomach should avoid the anime or at least know what to expect from Made in Abyss.
Why does the anime mislead with its appearance? In the anime, there are some scenes that are particularly brutal and disgusting. The most well-known scene from the anime is the transformation of Mitty into a pitiful amoeba. During the transformation, Mitty suffers deathly agony and even begs to die.
If you are hard-boiled, you can watch the scene in the following video:
Furthermore, the anime has some themes that might disturb sensitive viewers. In addition, there are many other examples of why the anime is more brutal than its appearance suggests:
- With each layer, there is a curse that worsens with increasing depth. At first, it is just nausea, but later the characters bleed from all bodily openings. How bad it will be later can only be guessed.
- In one episode, the protagonist is poisoned by a monster. Her teammate tries to amputate her arm, which is now blue and swollen. During the amputation, which he can’t even do cleanly, we have to endure the protagonist’s cries of pain.
- The protagonist suffers a punishment. She is subsequently bound and hung up – and that naked. Some viewers criticize that the children in the anime are being sexualized (via anilist.co).
And these are just examples that appear in the first season. So if you want to watch Made in Abyss because of its appearance or lore, you should keep these points in mind. The anime series is definitely not for the faint of heart and contains themes that might be offensive to sensitive viewers.
What is Made in Abyss about? This anime is about the namesake Abyss. It is a gigantic chasm that is divided into several levels. On each layer, there is a curse that makes descending more difficult with every level.
However, protagonist Riko wants to venture into this abyss. She suspects that her mother Lyza is waiting for her at the lowest level of the abyss. Therefore, she sets out with her robot friend Reg to explore the secrets of the Abyss and fight her way to her mother.
On MyAnimeList , Made in Abyss is rated 8.65/10. This places it 73rd among the best anime, which is a really good placement. Because with this ranking, Made in Abyss is ahead of celebrated anime like Death Note (8.62) or Jujutsu Kaisen (8.60).
In the following trailer, you can see what Made in Abyss looks like:
Where can I watch the anime? If the mentioned points do not deter you, you can currently stream the anime on Freevee. While you can watch the anime for free if you have a subscription to Amazon Prime, the episodes of the first season are interrupted by ads.
Alternatively, you can purchase individual episodes on Amazon Prime or Apple TV. If you enjoy the anime, the DVD or Blu-ray might also be for you.
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